Foodie Media Hiring! Full Time CEO Special Project Assistant in Selangor - Ricebowl

Work closely with the CEO across key business priorities, strategic planning and special projects. The role is expected to help structure ideas, analyse opportunities, challenge assumptions, coordinate cross-functional initiatives and ensure important CEO-level priorities move from discussion into execution.

• Act as a strategic thought partner to the CEO on business, growth, organisation and new opportunities
• Structure ambiguous business problems and turn discussions into actionable plans
• Research markets, competitors, trends and potential business opportunities
• Prepare decision papers, business cases, proposals and recommendation summaries
• Attend key meetings with the CEO and capture decisions, action items and follow-ups
• Drive selected CEO-led projects across departments
• Follow up with department heads and ensure agreed actions move forward
• Track major company priorities, milestones, risks and unresolved issues
• Review business performance and highlight areas requiring CEO attention
• Support annual planning, quarterly priorities and management reviews
• Identify gaps in processes, teams or opportunities and recommend improvements
• Represent the CEO’s intent clearly when coordinating with internal teams
• Handle sensitive and confidential business matters with discretion
  

I would look for someone with:

• Experience in strategy, consulting, corporate development, business operations, founder’s office, venture building or a similar role
• Strong commercial and business judgment
• Excellent structured thinking
• Ability to turn messy information into clear recommendations
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Comfortable challenging senior stakeholders respectfully
• High ownership and follow-through
• Able to work across finance, sales, marketing, operations and people matters
• Resourceful and able to research unfamiliar industries quickly
• Comfortable working directly with a founder/CEO in a fast-moving environment
• Strong PowerPoint/Google Slides and spreadsheet skills
• High confidentiality and discretion